Thursday, September 13, 2012

Army Invades Central Gaza

Several Israeli Tanks and armored vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at night, an area east of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in central Gaza, and opened sporadic fire, local sources reported.

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Eyewitnesses said that two armored military bulldozers and two tanks invaded Al-Maghazi and uprooting Palestinian lands. No injuries were reported.

Also, a number of Israeli drones were heard and seen flying over the area while the army bulldozed the agricultural lands.

On Sunday at night, Israeli soldiers bombarded several areas in northern and southern Gaza, leading to extensive damage and several injuries. Children were among the wounded.

Two missiles were also fired into a center that belongs to the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, in at-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Damage was reported, no injuries.

Later on, the Israeli Air Force fired missiles targeted a siege-busting tunnel in al-Jaradat area, east of the Rafah Border Terminal, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Several missiles were also fired into a Qassam training center, west of Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

Spokesperson of the Palestinian Minister of Health, Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, said that a 10-year-old child was moderately wounded when the army bombarded an area east of Rafah. The child was moved to Abu Yousef an-Najjar Hospital in the city.